The Cecil Whig., 1887-05-07
One Kind of American.

South western Missouri las developed q
tyne OF careIessly individu. lIty little dit
;yIent from he conventional unc0ncrrn OF
tLe 'uld-tImu" ArkanSaw squatter. y
traveller or horseback, who lai been out
all DAY in the chilling rain, stopped late
in the night at a small stone house stu
ated Oh the top OF bleak knob. After
tie traveller had shouted until he feared
that hIs throat had been permanently
damaged, the door was opened with q
crcai that echoed down the "hollow."
mister, the traveller began, Il an
as wet as dog, and
'Muat NV been iii ;hc rain the na
ave broke III, opening the door little
wider and boxing cut his head little
| further.
Yes, since O'Clock this morning."
"Got CT putty early start, low"
Pretty early? Yes, I've been out in
the rain since o'clock, and
"Raiuin' when you started. | reckon.
"Yes, but my business was ST. urgent
| that had to leave
"W hat business are vein?
81 am large dealer in salt and"
'HeckOn that about all yer We got with
yer is melted by this time
| =
friend, don't IKE to pat Won to any in
convenience. but you see
"Kain't say that l do. M0ut cf 1t
WASH So ALFRED dark"
- say you must kr0w-'
sDiIn't. Yer said see"
| "Well that makes no difference. | am
as wet as u cog and am very cold, and if
yon can't do anything else let me come
4 Il, o.
| am IS dry as a powder horn.
Thought Yer wuz ez vet ez er dog
81 am.
Then how ken yer be ez dry ez er
powder Lorn?"
Here, let us do away with these quiO-
bleS. am in distress and want you to
help me-
Don't be no ways back ards; e'p yer
SET"
"You are certainly = tough customer.
Tnats what Eli Bragg, the miller,
says when he ties TO oheat me"
Il don't care cent what Eli Bragg
,ay<, i
"I.ocl; hrrr.'
"&al
MA, get oil n,y horse ard en- in?''
y. Stl '''h!' ". 1 i'Ckbii N'E u hhNt w
get lleu Yer ,rsc,'
"Nell, in cast, como in, wnat mrSt |
10 "l'h ny nnISr''
Leave him outside, reckon
"LIaven'r you got auy Sl,lter tor " ur
,tovk?'
No"
doesn't the bad weather nearly XII
them?"
''ND."
How do you account for it?"
ANT got 10 stock
Haven't you got - much smoke
house to give shelter to my horse"
Got no Smoke-house. All the smoke
We want We get il here"
"Suppuse | lead him through this gate
and turn him loose III The lot?'
"hli right
The traveller turued his horse loose
and entered the house. The host raked
the chunks together and soon a bright
blaze sprang up in the great fireplace.
lie did not stop ut this small attempt to
make his guest comfortable, but brought
him hunk" of corn bread and the
boiled foot OF a hog.
Il am deeply thankful to you"
Not er tall.
Il suppose there IS room enough IN the
lot to enable my horse to walk ground
and keep warm"
"Oh, yaS.
Il am glad that wasn't compelled to
tie him, fearing that he might break
loose and 90 back sixty miles, to the
place from which started this morning
| nave lost my road, but doubtless he
knows we'll enough where he is. He is
Il very valuable animal. SO you say he 5
got plenty OF roOm?'
"Oh, yas."
How many acres are in the lot?"
Don't know
"IIow far across from enc fence to the
otL.l?"
Il don't know. ! didn't make but
one fence. Thar mout be ernolher one,
but amt seed it yit. Reckon thar's
one summers twix here an the State
line. Don't be in er hurry. Wy, |
never seed Gr nun in sick er swivel
W'y'n't | tell yer? Wy dad blame yer
ugly pictur', yer didn't ak me. Must be
er blame fool to think that ken tend
ter yore business an mine too. Good-by